Video: 'John Lennon & George Harrison Sword Fighting At Dromoland Castle, Ireland - RTE News - 28 March 1964'

(Friday, March 27, 1964) — While enjoying an Easter break at Dromolan Castle in County Clare Ireland, John Lennon and George Harrison of The Beatles posed for newspaper photographers today having a mock sword fight and playing croquet on the hotel’s grounds.

Harrison also took along his home movie camera and filmed some nice color footage of Lennon at The Cliffs of Moher.

Video: 'John Lennon At The Cliffs Of Moher In Ireland - Color Home Movie - 27 March 1964'

The pair had flown into Shannon on a private jet with John’s wife, Cynthia, and George’s new girlfriend, Pattie Boyd. They were met at the airport by Bernard McDonagh, the owner of Dromoland.

They were looking forward to a quiet weekend, with no publicity, but news had got out of their arrival and cross-channel journalists had booked rooms in the hotel.

The four of them had most of their meals in John and Cynthia’s room – Room 206, the Presidential Suite.

Video: 'John Lennon Leaving The Cliffs Of Moher In Ireland - Color Home Movie - 27 March 1964'

Ringo Starr spent the weekend at Woburn Abbey as the guest of Lord Rudolph Russell, and Paul McCartney remained in London.

All four Beatles would reconvene on Tuesday, Mar. 31, to resume production of their first feature film A Hard Day’s Night.